A review by corkspork
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Generally enjoyed the book but I think I'd have enjoyed it more if I had a degree in literature. I had to abandon the idea of looking up things I'm unfamiliar with because there were so many novels, novelist, composers, etc mentioned that it would have taken me longer to do that than read the book itself. That came off as pretentious at times but it was fitting of the main character and I enjoyed the story as well as the history woven into it.